[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58526-58528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23109]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, 
Scientific Advisory Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce the following meeting of the Strategic Environmental Research 
and Development Program, Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). DATES: 
Tuesday, October 15, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, 
October 16, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:25 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, 901 North Stuart 
Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jonathan Bunger, SERDP Office, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 17D08, Alexandria, VA 22350-3605; or by 
telephone at (571) 372-6384.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. 
Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 
U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150. This notice is 
published in accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).
    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, 
and the availability of space, this meeting is

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open to the public. Seating is on a first-come basis.
    The purpose of the September 11-12, 2013 meeting is to review new 
start research and development projects requesting Strategic 
Environmental Research and Development Program funds in excess of $1 
million over the proposed length of the project as required by the 
SERDP Statute, U.S. Code [hyphen] Title 10, Subtitle A, Part IV, 
Chapter 172, Sec.  2904. The full agenda follows:

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                                            Tuesday, October 15, 2013
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9:00 a.m...........................  Convene/Opening Remarks........................  Mr. Joseph Francis, Chair.
                                     Approval of September 2013 Minutes.............
9:10 a.m...........................  Program Update.................................  Dr. Anne Andrews, Acting
                                                                                       Executive Director.
9:25 a.m...........................  Weapons Systems and Platforms Overview.........  Dr. Robin Nissan, Weapons
                                                                                       Systems and Platforms,
                                                                                       Program Manager.
9:35 a.m...........................  14 WP04-002 (WP-2405): Proof of Concept Novel    Mr. Rutger Webb, TNO,
                                      Low-Toxicity Obscurant (FY14 New Start).         Rijswijk, Netherlands.
10:20 a.m..........................  Weapons Systems and Platforms Overview.........  Dr. Robin Nissan, Weapons
                                                                                       Systems and Platforms,
                                                                                       Program Manager.
10:30 a.m..........................  14 WP01-009 (WP-2400): Environmentally           Mr. Gary Holland, Aerojet
                                      Sustainable Liquid Gas Generator Formulations    General Corporation,
                                      (FY14 New Start).                                Redmond, WA.
11:15 a.m..........................  Break..........................................
11:30 a.m..........................  14 WP01-011 (WP-2401): Development of Low-       Mr. Joseph Clubb, Naval
                                      Toxicity Liquid Propellant System for Orbital/   Air Warfare Center,
                                      Sub-Orbital Applications (FY14 New Start).       Weapons Division, China
                                                                                       Lake, CA.
12:15 p.m..........................  Lunch..........................................
1:15 p.m...........................  Environmental Restoration Overview.............  Dr. Andrea Leeson,
                                                                                       Environmental
                                                                                       Restoration, Program
                                                                                       Manager.
1:25 p.m...........................  14 ER02-023 (ER-2423): In Situ Treatment Train   Dr. Michelle Crimi,
                                      for Remediation of Perfluoroalkyl Contaminated   Clarkson University,
                                      Groundwater: In Situ Chemical Oxidation of       Potsdam, NY.
                                      Sorbed Contaminants (ISCO-SC) (FY14 New Start).
2:10 p.m...........................  14 ER02-030 (ER-2424): Investigating             Dr. Charles Schaefer, Shaw
                                      Electrocatalytic and Catalytic Approaches for    Environmental, Inc.,
                                      in situ Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl              Lawrenceville, NJ.
                                      Contaminants in Groundwater (FY14 New Start).
2:55 p.m...........................  Break..........................................
3:10 p.m...........................  14 ER02-031 (ER-2425): Development of a Novel    Dr. Matt Simcik,
                                      Approach for In Situ Remediation of PFC          University of Minnesota,
                                      Contaminated Groundwater Systems (FY14 New       Minneapolis, MN.
                                      Start).
3:55 p.m...........................  14 ER02-041 (ER-2426): Quantification of In      Dr. Linda Lee, Purdue
                                      Situ Chemical Reductive Defluorination (ISCRD)   University, West
                                      of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Ground Water          Lafayette, IN.
                                      Impacted by AFFFs (FY14 New Start).
4:40 p.m...........................  Strategy Session...............................  Dr. Anne Andrews, Acting
                                                                                       Executive Director.
5:00 p.m...........................  Public Discussion/Adjourn for the day..........
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                                           Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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8:30 a.m...........................  Convene........................................  Mr. Joseph Francis, Chair.
8:40 a.m...........................  Munitions Response Overview....................  Dr. Herb Nelson, Munitions
                                                                                       Response, Program
                                                                                       Manager.
8:50 a.m...........................  14 MR01-017 (MR-2410): Large-Scale Laboratory    Dr. Marcelo Garcia,
                                      Experiments of Incipient Motion, Transport,      University of Illinois at
                                      and Fate of Underwater Munitions under Waves,    Urbana-Champaign, Urbana,
                                      Currents, and Combined-Flows (FY14 New Start).   IL.
9:35 a.m...........................  14 MR01-009 (MR-2439): Multipass and Non-        Dr. Jermaine Kennedy, NSWC-
                                      Concentric Target CSAS (FY14 New Start).         PCD, Panama City Beach,
                                                                                       FL.
10:20 a.m..........................  Break..........................................
10:35 a.m..........................  Environmental Restoration Overview.............  Dr. Andrea Leeson,
                                                                                       Environmental
                                                                                       Restoration, Program
                                                                                       Manager.
10:45 a.m..........................  14 ER03-002 (ER-2427): Understanding the         Dr. Anna Knox, Savannah
                                      Relationships Among Low Level Metal Influx,      River National
                                      Remediated Sediments, and Biological Receptors   Laboratory, Aiken, SC.
                                      (FY14 New Start).
11:30 a.m..........................  14 RC01-015 (RC-2434): Seed Dispersal Networks   Dr. Jeffrey Foster,
                                      and Novel Ecosystem Functioning in Hawaii        Northern Arizona
                                      (FY14 Re-Brief).                                 University, Flagstaff,
                                                                                       AZ.
12:00 p.m..........................  Lunch..........................................
1:00 p.m...........................  14 ER03-025 (ER-2428): Assessment and            Dr. Danny Reible,
                                      Management of Stormwater Impacts on Sediment     University of Texas,
                                      Recontamination (FY14 New Start).                Austin, TX.
1:45 p.m...........................  14 ER03-028 (ER-2429): Combining Mass Balance    Dr. Philip Gschwend,
                                      Modeling with Passive Sampling at Contaminated   Massachusetts Institute
                                      Sediment Sites to Evaluate Continuing Inputs     of Technology, Cambridge,
                                      and Food Web Responses to Remedial Actions       MA.
                                      (FY14 New Start).
2:30 p.m...........................  Break..........................................
2:45 p.m...........................  14 ER03-035 (ER-2431): Quantitative              Dr. Todd Bridges, USACE-
                                      Thermodynamic Exposure Assessment (Q-TEA)        ERDC-EL, Vicksburg, MS.
                                      Supporting Resilient Contaminated Sediment
                                      Site Restoration (FY14 New Start).
3:30 p.m...........................  Environmental Restoration Overview.............  Dr. Andrea Leeson,
                                                                                       Environmental
                                                                                       Restoration, Program
                                                                                       Manager.
3:40 p.m...........................  14 ER04-001 (ER-2135): Application of Biofilm    Dr. Birthe Kjellerup,
                                      Covered Activated Carbon Particles as a          Goucher College,
                                      Microbial Inoculum Delivery System in            Baltimore, MD.
                                      Weathered PCB Contaminated Sediment (FY14
                                      Follow On).

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4:25 p.m...........................  Public Discussion/Adjourn......................
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    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, and section 10(a)(3) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the public or interested 
organizations may submit written statements to the Strategic 
Environmental Research and Development Program, Scientific Advisory 
Board. Written statements to the committee may be submitted to the 
committee at any time or in response to an approved meeting agenda.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) for the Strategic Environmental Research and Development 
Program, Scientific Advisory Board. The DFO will ensure that the 
written statements are provided to the membership for their 
consideration. Contact information for the DFO can be obtained from the 
GSA's FACA Database at http://facasms.fido.gov/.
    Time is allotted at the close of each meeting day for the public to 
make comments. Oral comments are limited to 5 minutes per person.

    Dated: September 18, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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